No, not Lonzo or younger brother LiAngelo. It's the youngest member of the family.

LaMelo Ball, 13, the youngest brother in the basketball-playing family,

The NCAA was given a respite Friday when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court delayed the implementation of possible payments to athletes for the use of their names, images and likenesses.

The stay in the Ed O'Bannon case allows schools to withhold payments of roughly $5,000 in deferred money to football and basketball players, which were expected to begin Saturday as part of the landmark ruling handed down by U.

]]>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 14:38:22 -0700201507311438222015-07-31T14:38:22-07:002015-07-31T14:38:22-07:00After high school games with Montclair Prep in Van Nuys, Stephane Nembot would be the first back on the bus. His teammates were with their families. His family was in Cameroon, and he was alone.

]]>Thu, 30 Jul 2015 00:01:00 -0700201507302303212015-07-30T00:01:00-07:002015-07-30T23:03:21-07:00Jim Mora dragged himself to Warner Bros. Studios on Thursday, but that doesn't mean he has to be happy about it.

"I would like no one to ever rank us," he said. "I would like no one to ever cover us. I'd like to never be on TV. And have no one ever talk about us until the end of the year, but that's not going to happen.

]]>Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:04:23 -0700201507301304232015-07-30T13:04:23-07:002015-07-30T13:04:23-07:00For the first time since 2012, USC is picked to win the Pacific-12 Conference in the annual media preseason poll. The Trojans were selected by 21 voters to win the conference while Oregon received 17 votes.

USC was an overwhelming pick to win the Pac-12 South, with 32 votes. Arizona State received 7 votes while UCLA received six.

]]>Thu, 30 Jul 2015 08:41:26 -0700201507300841262015-07-30T08:41:26-07:002015-07-30T08:41:26-07:00This stream features live updates throughout the two 2015 Pac-12 Football Media Days, Thursday, July 29 and Friday, July 30. Updates are from Pac-12 football beat writers up and down the West Coast. Stream starts at 8 a.m. Thursday.

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When will UCLA finally name a starting quarterback? Jim Mora makes it sound as if the choice is out of his hands.

"We'll make it when the decision is made -- when the decision presents itself," the Bruin head coach said Wednesday on ESPN, less than 24 hours before the start of Pac-12 Media Days.

]]>Wed, 29 Jul 2015 16:50:19 -0700201507291650192015-07-29T16:50:19-07:002015-07-29T16:50:19-07:00Ever since Pete Carroll bolted for the NFL, the reputation of West Coast college football has rested largely on the 560 miles of freeway between Eugene and Palo Alto. That balance seems far less stable in 2015.

Stanford already took a step back last fall, notching single-digit wins and missing out on a major bowl for the first time since 2009.

First of all, there's the task of mastering a thicker college playbook and getting to know and trust all your new teammates. That comes while trying to navigate a new campus, and figuring out how best to utilize a schedule not bound by daily curfew.

]]>Thu, 23 Jul 2015 10:02:46 -0700201507231002462015-07-23T10:02:46-07:002015-07-23T10:02:46-07:00Donovan Carter stared at a crossroads in the summer of 2013.

Once he finished his football career at UCLA, he found himself undrafted by the NFL. After being cut from the Oakland Raiders' mini-camp, Carter faced the dilemma of life without the sport he loved.

"All I had thought about was football and I didn't have a Plan B.

]]>Sat, 04 Jul 2015 20:18:27 -0700201507051112012015-07-04T20:18:27-07:002015-07-05T11:12:01-07:00The wait was longer than expected, but the destination might have been worth it.

UCLA freshman forward Kevon Looney had to wait until the NBA champion Golden State Warriors made the 30th and last pick of the first round to hear his name called Thursday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Tapped in many mock drafts to be selected in the middle of the first round, Looney dropped after teams reportedly were scared off by a hip injury.

]]>Thu, 25 Jun 2015 00:01:00 -0700201506252113092015-06-25T00:01:00-07:002015-06-25T21:13:09-07:00On Monday, hip hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was arrested for allegedly assaulting a UCLA football assistant coach. Here are all the details about what transpired, and what comes next.]]>Tue, 23 Jun 2015 11:45:51 -0700201506231227572015-06-23T11:45:51-07:002015-06-23T12:27:57-07:00LOS ANGELES -- Hip-hop music mogul Diddy was released from jail after an alleged assault with a weight-room kettlebell at the athletic facilities of UCLA, where his son is on the football team, police said.]]>Tue, 23 Jun 2015 06:18:02 -0700201506230618022015-06-23T06:18:02-07:002015-06-23T06:18:02-07:00